1. Richard Dawkins Lecture at UC Berkeley

Comment #231378 by twilleyj on August 16, 2008 at 7:46 am

Is this the same one?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBmQA8yctrE

2. Richard Dawkins Lecture at UC Berkeley

Comment #231375 by twilleyj on August 16, 2008 at 7:44 am

Video not working...
Anyone else know where to find a copy?
I've searched UC Berkeley's site...no luck.

3. Fire the starting gun! The Darwin year begins...NOW!

Comment #202673 by twilleyj on July 1, 2008 at 7:43 pm

I took the Digital Rebel out for a nature photography walk...got some great shots.

Your a good man, Darwin.

4. Animal Science Without Evolution

Comment #184796 by twilleyj on May 26, 2008 at 7:35 am

*** Warning: Nauseating Creationist Propaganda ***
Here's the adult version:

"Thank God for Evolution!: How the Marriage of Science and Religion Will Transform Your Life and Our World"

(link to Amazon Books -

http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/1571782109/ref=sib_dp_pt#reader-link

I can't belive people actually believe this crap...

5. A Tribute to Douglas Adams: Towel Day May 25th

Comment #184364 by twilleyj on May 24, 2008 at 7:53 pm

May 25th?
On a Sunday?

I think I'll wear a towel to church.

Oh wait a moment, God is imaginary.
My towel is real.

I shall stay home with my towel and go swimming.

Thank you Douglas Adams.
You were/are an inspiration.

John

6. Texas Megachurch Minister Busted in Internet Sex Sting

Comment #181644 by twilleyj on May 17, 2008 at 6:52 pm

Where's Anonymous when you need them?

Arrest Photos/Video here: http://a11news.com/124/joe-barron-prestonwood/

I like how they took a closeup photo of the Trojan MAGNUM LARGE condoms. Yeah, right.

I'll bet he will wish he had those while being "initiated" by a few guys in prison.

Sick freak.

P.S. I hope your god sends fireballs from heaven onto Prestonwood Baptist Church.

7. Bart Ehrman, Questioning Religion on Why We Suffer

Comment #129941 by twilleyj on February 19, 2008 at 7:39 pm

Anyone have this in a .MP3 format? I could not "get it" out of that streaming NBR player. Boo to streaming players.

8. State Approves Evolution As 'Scientific Theory'

Comment #129933 by twilleyj on February 19, 2008 at 7:24 pm

Wow.
The topic is a rather heated one.
Look at the comments on the TambayBay Online news forum:

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/feb/19/tallahassee-debates-evolution/?news-breaking

Warning: Lots of fundies with their undies up their...

9. State Approves Evolution As 'Scientific Theory'

Comment #129925 by twilleyj on February 19, 2008 at 6:58 pm

Here's a comparison of the OLD science standards Vs. the NEW science standards.

Except for the last-minute Friday evening pandering to the religious right...and adding the term "Scientific Theory", the board did a great job. I feel ALOT better about my daughters' public school science education here in Florida.

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How the NEW and old Florida science standards compare:

http://www.miamiherald.com/775/story/425062.html

Excerpt from article:

NATURE OF SCIENCE

- Old: Studies include how scientific knowledge is subject to modification as new information challenges prevailing theories, the revision and occasional discarding of theories, new and old, and how that never ends, leading to a better understanding of how the world works, but not to absolute truth.

- New: Studies include how science is open to change and differs from other activities involving thought, that a scientific theory is a well-supported, powerful and accepted explanation of nature, not simply a claim - differing from how the term is used in everyday life - and that scientific laws are descriptions of natural conditions but, unlike theories, do not offer explanations.